WELLINGTON.

New Zealand Graphic, Volume XXXIII, Issue VI, 6 August 1904, Page 51

WELLINGTON.

Dear Bee, July 21>. One of the most successful events of this week was the ANNUAL BALL OF THE GIRLS’ HIGH SCHOOL ASSOCIATION. Any amount of trouble had been taken with the arrangements, and the hall wa« prettily adorned with photographs ami pictures, interspersed with palms ami ferns. The colours of the association, black and gold, were prominently displayed, and some of the rooms were bowers of yellow wattle. The supper table had fragrant vases of golden narcissi and jonquils, with an effective dash of blaek to eariy out the colour scheme. Alias Maclean wore pale blue brocade with lace berthe; Airs. Firth, blaek erepe de chine, with wide perpendicular insertions of Paris lace; Mrs. Ward, black Orient satin and pale blue belt; Mrs. Bat ham, blaek satin and red roses; Miss Batham, white crepe de soie, elaborately shirred; Miss Sanderson (the taelful and energetic secretary) wore black Roman satin ami a trail of shaded roses; Aliss Kirkcaldie, primrose voile de soie and chiffon; Aliss G. Kirkcaldie, white satin, veiled in embroidered net; Aliss O. Kirkcaldie, white satin and lace: Miss Spragg, blnek crepe de chine and red foliage; Miss Bulkley, white crepe de chine and chiffon; Aliss Curtis, white satin and vivid red clioux; Aliss Zohrab, white erepe de chine; Miss Davidson, white chiffon, sunray pleated; Aliss Drew, pink erepe de chine and roses; Miss W. Richardson, pale blue silk, kilt pleated; Miss — Richardson, pale pink voile de soie; Miss West, white erepe de chine and pink sash; Aliss N. West, white snie do chine; Aliss Blundell, pale pink Roman satin; Aliss Hannah, black erepe do ehine: Miss —. Hannah, white silk net, run with ribbon over white satin; Aliss Lennox,dainty dress of white mousseline de soie, frilled and shirred and ornamented with white satin ribbon; Aliss Alorrah, blaek satin and berthe of laee; Aliss Warburton, blue satin and sequins; Aliss Eeclesfield, black satin, relieved with red; Aliss Fraser, black crepe de chine; Miss rainier, ivory satin. One day last week Alrs..T. Young gave A LARGE TEA. A profusion of Howers gave a delightful spring-like appearance to the charming rooms, and a bevy of girls handed round tea and cakes and other good things. Mrs. A’oung wore white canvas voile, with medallions of lace and a-pale blue-sash; Airs. Tolhurst, black poplin; Airs. Denniston, dark tailor-made costume; Airs. A. Young,-white doth ami pale blue hat Miss Tolhurst, ivory voile. MRS FITCHETT GAVE A LARGE ‘AT HOME” on Wednesday afternoon. Her pretty house was gay with spring Howers, mimosa and narcissi being placed in tv.ry available corner. An excellent musical programme was provided, amongst the singers being Aladame Merz (who sang French and German songs in the most ar-

lislie manner), and Misses Cooper ami Bertha Miles. Aliss Stuart made an admirable aeeompanist, an.l Mrs Malcolm Ro.-s recited. Mrs Fitchett wore a bho-k voile much gauged, with insertions ami yoke ol handsome Pari. laee, belt ol emerald green and steel buckles; Airs Bnrnes, navy blue costume ami black hat; Mrs Butt, black brocade, vest of cream erepe de chine; Mrs Malcolm Ross, ere.am serge with coloured ap~, pliquc, black hat; Mrs Arthur Young, cream voile much tucked, bine flop hat with black ostrich feather; Airs Simpson, cigar-brown costume; Mrs Webster, .-ream cloth skirt and sac coat, strapped with blue glace, white hat trimmed with lave scarves; Mrs Hales, blaek and white satin foulard and laee; Mrs Hricholz, pretty pale blue frieze; Mrs C. Pearce, blue oat and skirt, large cream hat ; Mrs Alantell, blaek canvas, tueked to the waist with blaek glaee. vest and tindorslccves of embroidered chiffon; Mrs Brandon, blaek voile, with vest of black and white chiffon, black hat; Mrs Cstaffey, blue frieze and black hat; Aliss Stuart, pretty blue cloth and silk dress; Mrs Ale Arthur, handsome blaek dress, with levers of white doth embroidered in black, large hat with pinnies; Airs Trevor Gould, ere.am costume; Mrs Coleridge, turquoise blue dress, brown hat with autumn leaves; Mrs Abbot, white sun ray pleated skirt, bodice of silk amt lace, black picture hat; Mrs t'aehemaille, navy bine, red hat with gernniums; Mrs Thorne George, handsome black finished, with Paris laee. black and white toque; Mrs Michie, black skirt, smnrl coat ar.l black hat: Miss Scully, navy blue, smart little coat, strapped with red. Hat toque of gauged red silk aiid blue felt, with osprey; Lady Russell wore an all-blaek eostume; Miss Quick, myrtle green velveteen, toque with green bows; Airs AVats'on, black tailor-made with laee vest:Dr. Isabel Watson, brown costume: Aliss Miles wore, a pretty heliotrope costume, and her sister a cream dress with emerald green waist ribbon: Mrs Flintlay. blaek dress, sealskin eoat ami re.l hat; Miss Coates, navy blue tailor-made, blank ha t; Airs Leckie. handsome black costume with laee rnlllvs, black bonnet with violets; Mrs Cox, brown dress and. red hat; Mrs Gilruth, smart blaek voile, black hat with pink roses. R INKING is still popular, and its devotees arc more enslaved than ever, though sonic

4f the faint-hearted have given up In despair. A fillip ha- been given to the diversion by the appearance on rollers of Lord and Lady I'lunkel and a party from Government House. OPHELIA.